Isaiah 38:17
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Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
In other translations
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Hebrew words
הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009לְשָׁלוֹםleshalomfor welfareH7965מַר־mar-it was bitterH4843לִיlito meמָרmarbitterlyH4751וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859חָשַׁקְתָּchashaktayou lovedH2836נַפְשִׁיnafshilife myH5315מִשַּׁחַתmishachatfrom [the] pit ofH7845בְּלִיbelidestructionH1097כִּיkiforH3588הִשְׁלַכְתָּhishlakhtayou threw awayH7993אַחֲרֵי'achareibehindH310גֵוְךָgevekhaback yourH1460כָּל־kol-allH3605חֲטָאָי׃chata'aisins myH2399
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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